First DiGiCo SD11 On Tour with Aaron Lewis from Staind

RED LAKE, MN — Hot off the production line, DiGiCo’s first SD11 console made its debut in the field—and on the road—with Staind founder and frontman Aaron Lewis. Out in support of his debut country-tinged solo album, Town Line, released in March 2011, the stripped-down tour features Lewis in an acoustic duo setting on sold-out stages ranging from headlining 700-seat casinos, churches and honky-tonks, to playing opening slots on 50,000-seat arena and festival bills. Longtime DiGiCo user Clay Hutson—who’s wearing multiple hats on this outing including FOH/monitor engineer and day-to-day/production/tour manager—wanted to get his hands on the first SD11 rack-mountable system for the tour after reading about it.

CHESAPEAKE CITY, MD — The Chesapeake Inn, a multi-room waterfront facility used for weddings, graduations and other events, needed to contain the sound emanating from its outdoor deck and Tiki Bar. Design consultant Mike Rapp of Bear, DE-based Sound Solutions came up with a system using 14 Community WET W2-2W8 two-way loudspeakers and four Community Wet W2-112 Subs for the outdoor areas, aimed inward.

OXNARD, CA – Rat Sound Systems recently expanded its L-Acoustics inventory with 12 KIVA and four KILO enclosures, four SB28 subs and an LA8-equipped LA-RAK touring rack. This acquisition follows the company's recent purchase of 18 KARA enclosures earlier this year.

Rob Lingfield, 59, a former sales and marketing director for Martin Audio, who was also chairman of PLASA's European Regional Board, died after a long illness on June 19. At Martin Audio, Lingfield served as a director until taking on a consultancy role, where he was actively involved in the development and launch of the Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA) system.